Thunder: Perfect Mind

A New Translation and Introduction

AvH. Taussig,J. Calaway

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

This is the first book-length treatment in English of the Nag Hammadi text, The Thunder: Perfect Mind - a poem of 'I am' statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture. This book offers a fresh, current translation (with detailed Coptic annotations) and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-01-19
Mått:140 x 216 x 12 mm
Vikt:264 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:189
Upplaga:2010
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349290062

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Author Hal Taussig: Hal Taussig holds professorial rank at both the Recontructionist Rabbinical College and the Union Theological Seminary in New York, USA. His 13 books include A New New Testament: A Bible for the 21st Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts; In the Beginning Was the Meal: Social Experimentation and Early Christian Identity; Re-Reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma (with Maia Kotrosits); and Meals in the Early Christian World: Social Formation, Experimentation, and Conflict at the Table (with Dennis Smith).Author Maia Kotrosits: Maia Kotrosits is assistant professor of religion, queer studies, and women's studies at Denison University, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface to the Translation The Thunder: Perfect Mind: English Translation An Introduction to The Thunder: Perfect Mind What Kind of Literature is Thunder? Degnosticizing Thunder Literary Patterns Gendering Thunder, Thundering Gender Rumbling Cultural and Social Order Violence, Subjectivity and Identity Poetic Artistry Performing Thunder Meaning Making of Thunder in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts The Thunder: Perfect Mind, Annotated Coptic Text and English Translation